Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... common uses . Tar water , when right , is not higher than French , nor deeper coloured , than Spanish white wine . If there be not a spirit very fenfibly perceived on drinking , you may conclude , the tar water is not good . If you ...
... common uses . Tar water , when right , is not higher than French , nor deeper coloured , than Spanish white wine . If there be not a spirit very fenfibly perceived on drinking , you may conclude , the tar water is not good . If you ...
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... common purposes . 2 This cold infufion of tar hath been used in fome of our colonies , as a prefervative or prepara- tive against the small - pox , which foreign practice induced me to try it in my own neighbourhood , when the small ...
... common purposes . 2 This cold infufion of tar hath been used in fome of our colonies , as a prefervative or prepara- tive against the small - pox , which foreign practice induced me to try it in my own neighbourhood , when the small ...
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... common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered contemp- tible , appears to be an excellent balfam , contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , which it eafily imparts to water , and by that ...
... common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered contemp- tible , appears to be an excellent balfam , contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , which it eafily imparts to water , and by that ...
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... common turpentine , neither tranfparent , nor fo liquid as the former ; and this Mr. Ray taketh to flow from the mountain pine . All these turpentines are useful in the fame inten- tions . Theophraftus faith the best resin or turpen ...
... common turpentine , neither tranfparent , nor fo liquid as the former ; and this Mr. Ray taketh to flow from the mountain pine . All these turpentines are useful in the fame inten- tions . Theophraftus faith the best resin or turpen ...
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... Theophraftus . Hardouin will have the pinus of Pliny to have been by others called dan , but by Theophraftus wiTvs . Ray thinks the common fir , or picea of the Latins , to be fir , ( 13 ) grow in higher and more exposed fituations. And ...
... Theophraftus . Hardouin will have the pinus of Pliny to have been by others called dan , but by Theophraftus wiTvs . Ray thinks the common fir , or picea of the Latins , to be fir , ( 13 ) grow in higher and more exposed fituations. And ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit anſwer Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe beſt blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould firft firſt foap folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout greateſt groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refiding ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe